The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-10
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

a.
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
Near Winterville a Child Drank Kero-
sene OIL, but Doctor Saved its Life
The Construction of Thomasville
Water Works Under Way-Death OF
q Negro Aged 1O5 Years.
GEORGIA.
The October term of Sumter Superior
Court will open to-day.
The corn crop turned out better than was
expected in Henry county.
The always excellent Charlottesville
Democrat is out in large trade edition.
At last the Townsville water works are
under Roadway. They are to be completed
by Jan. l.
Recently two men at w. r. Jones & Co. s
quarry, near Rockmart, cut thirty-two
squares of slate by hand in one day.
At Columbus prominent grocery mer-
chants actual cash sales Friday aggregated
$1,000. Sales and collections over $1,000.
W J. Furlow, who for the past year or
more has filed the position of city editor on
the Americas Recorder staff, resigned that
position Friday.
subscription list is being circulated to
raise money TO buy a good clock to place in
the tower of the town hall at Quitman
when completed.
The s., 500 voted by the State TO the South
Georgia College at Townsville will make
Ii one of the handsomeSt and most com
modious in the State.
A new daily paper will be started in
Americus in few weeks. It will be backed
by ample capital and will be in charge of
experienced newspaper men.
The next fifth Sunday assOciational meet
ing Of the Mallory Baptist Association will
convene with the church at Sumner on Fri
day before the fifth Sunday in October.
The Guano Factory building at Americus
is about complete, and is now being covered
with sheet iron. r. F. Sans SAYS that they
expect to 60 10 work some time this week.
The new court house, at Sumner, is near
ing completion. Mr.. Allen, the contractor,
promises to have it ready for court, which
conve les on Oct. "a. 1t appears TO be con
veniently arranged and substantially built
The city fathers of Townsville fixed the
municipal tax rate on Thursday night at
SOC. on the 500 This notwithstanding
the many improvements projected and now
going on, is the same rate as last year. The
taxable property of the town foots up 81
1000.
A big hotel is talked of for Americas.
Northern capitalists have cast a glance at
the Watts House, and wish to buy il 50 as
10 enlarge or To form syndicate with the
proprietor and erect a large hotel of 200 or
800 rooms on the site now occupied by his
store and dwelling.
There are z, 200 hands at work between
Macon and Naldosta grading the Georgia
Southern and Florida railway. This road
runs through the northeast corner of Worth
county, and encircles Sumner for seventeen
miles without an apparent increase or de
crease of the distance from the road to
Sumner
The committee who will have in charge
Sumter countys exhibit at the Piedmont
Fair wish to give President Cleveland and
his lady a reception at the stand They
purpose TO have the aisles of the stall car
peted with roses, and other Southern flow
ers, and want all the flowers that can be
collected forwarded by Oct 49,
Saturday one of B. r. Williams little
children, living near Wintervile, came
year meeting a tragic death. By some
sans it got hold of some kerosene oil and
allowed it, and soon after was found with
every symptoms of having taken a deadly
poison. DIR. w. d. Carter soon brought the
little sufferer round all right again.
Capt. B. H. Barnett, living near Winter
vile, on Friday last lost his stables
by fire. Hehad an engine near
them with which he was gin
ming, and spark therefrom started the
confiagration. Besides the building a lot
Oh forage ana corn were destroyed. and
some stock injured. The loss was about $500.
Priscilla Neal (coloredD, formerly of War
renton, died at Mrs. A. J. Meals i'm elias
cock county, Oct. 4, aged los years There
Is negro woman on Vince Johnson's place
who is considerably over 100 years old and
there died not long ago in Warrenton an
old negro commonly known as "Uncle
Trim," who was said on good authority TO
be over no.
The fall term of Harris Superior Court
begins to-day. Judge Smith is expected to
preside. Only few new cases have Teen
returned and none of these are of special in
terest. The civil docket is lighter than it
has been in many years, and but little
criminal business that is new is upon the
docket Several old cases are on hand. but
in some of the most important OF these
Judge Smith is disqualified, while in others
no arrests have been made. II thought
that the business can be disposed of in one
week.
The Albany Oil Mill Company have
greatly improved its plant, which is now
supplied with all modern improvements and
facilities. A pair of truck scales have been
put down in front of the mill and suction
fue, which unloads car of seed and CON
ducts them to the seed room, are among the
most important improvements The mill is
run day and night, being lighted at night
by electricity which is generated in the
building The seed of this season Yields a
fair proportion Of oil The run for one day
OF this mill pours out an average of about
1.400 gallons.
James U. jackson, one of the directors of
the Marietta and North Georgia railroad.
has on exhibition in his office, at Augusta,
the exhibit TO be made by the railroad at
the Piedmont Exposition 1t is circular
track, running through two tunnels and
passing station, water tank, etc. On the
track is miniature steam engine and train
of cars. The engine is only about six inches
in length, but is perfect in every detail and
runs by steam, drawing the cars around
the track at rapid gait. 1t is the work of
an Augustian, j. w. Simmons, and would
reflect credit upon any one.
colored man, living near Smithville.
forbade his daughter to receive the atten-
tons of a dusk Adons who was paving
court to her, but having reason to suspect a
clandestine meeting Of the lovers, on Wed
nesday last he locked the damsel up in the
house and went on to his work. Returning,
he was surprised to hear low voices in con-
versation within, though the door was still
locked. On entering he discovered the
yOuthful Romeo who had 0aipad I'D